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Tableau
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Duncan Gates

As a soon-to-be graduate of Oregon State University with focuses in a variety of fields I have found my interests primarily coalesce around translating data into insight, through the application of statistics, coding, and deep understanding of individual issues. After my internship experience this summer working at Data Science for the Public Good I have enhanced my focus to team based projects that will have significant positive impacts on the lives of others.

Education

B.S. in Economics w/ minors in Actuarial Science and Political Science

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University

2020 - 2017

  • Thesis: The Relationship Between Income Taxation, Social Benefits, and Wealth Inequality in OECD Countries: Exploring the Factors Contributing to Unequal Household Wealth
  • Honors College Student
  • GPA: 3.82

Research Experience

Data Science Intern

Data Science for the Public Good

Oregon State University

2020 - 2020

  • Work was done to measure the impact of the installation of a Selective Water Withdrawal Tower at the Pelton Dam on the Deschutes River. This investigation primarily was based on modelling river temperatures, but also allowed for learning. My team built an R Shiny application, presented at scientific symposiums, and worked collaboratively with officials from PGE, ODFW, ODEQ, and cities on the Deschutes.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

OSU Economics Research

Oregon State University

2020 - 2019

  • Conducting economic research under the guidance of numerous professors
  • Field research to gather panel and time series data

Industry Experience

LANGUAGES

English - Native

Spanish - Proficient

French - Beginner



I have studied and worked in a variety of capacities, ranging from political science to computer science and lifeguarding and kayaking to software coding respectively. I enjoy collaborative environments where I can learn from my peers.

Maintenance Worker

Portland, Oregon

Portland Parks & Recreation

2019 - 2019

  • Worked for the Parks Department to maintain cleanliness of Downtown Portland parks

Rental Location Manager

Portland, Oregon

Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe

2019 - 2015

  • Spent summers working as a rental location manager for a kayak company.

Lifeguard

Portland, Oregon

Portland Parks & Recreation

2016 - 2015

  • Worked as a lifeguard at Montavilla Pool for two summers




Teaching/Tutoring Experience

I am passionate about education. I believe that any topic can be made accessible if the course is correctly configured for the students and enough effort is dedicated.

Improving your visualization in Python

Towardsdatascience.com

N/A

2020 - 2020

  • Designed course to teach advanced visualization methods to beginners in Python
  • Utilizes python, matplotlib, and seaborn.

Making Your Own Website with R Markdown

duncangates.me/writing

N/A

2020 - 2020

  • Demonstration of how to build a website using R and markdown
  • Finding it more and more useful to document why and how as I do projects

High School Math Tutoring

Corvallis High School

N/A

2019 - 2018

  • Worked as a tutor for high school math students

Selected Data Science Writing

I write about data science and visualization methodology on my site.

Coding is Not Data Science

(Forthcoming at duncangates.me/writing)

N/A

Current - 2020

  • How to remember basic and advanced statistics when coding with big data
  • Has coding become accessible enough for anyone to do “data science”?

Selected Press (About Me)

Hopefully someone will write something about me one day!

T.B.D.

N/A

2021

  • T.B.D.



Selected Press (By)

Fishy Business in the Deschutes? Estimating the Effects of Dam Operations on River Ecology

Data Science for the Public Good

N/A

2020 - 2020

  • Water quality analysis as well as modeling of macroinvertabrate, and ecological patterns and trends
  • Data sourced from ODEQ, ODFW, USGS, NOAA, PGE

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Selected Publications, Posters, and Talks

The Relationship Between Income Taxation, Social Benefits, and Wealth Inequality in OECD Countries: Exploring the Factors Contributing to Unequal Household Wealth

Oregon State University

N/A

Current - 2019

  • Authored with Todd Pugatch

Wealth and Happiness: The Intersection of Consumption, the Opportunity to Consume, and Stability

Oregon State University

N/A

2020 - 2020

  • Sole author

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